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MSAB has announced the release of version 7.1 of XRY, which includes approximately 1,000 new device profiles and more than 100 new apps and enables access to data from iOS 10. The release is designed to enable customers to keep pace with the rapid proliferation of new apps and devices in the marketplace today.

MSAB'S Kiosk (MK2) is a turnkey solution that enables a broad spectrum of digital forensics capabilities to support the rapid and comprehensive processing and analysis of digital evidence from mobile devices.

One reason why there is so much demand to move the preliminary forensic analysis of mobile devices out of the lab is that agencies are realizing the value of knowing what is on a suspect's or even a victim's smartphone during an investigation.

Tablet offers a touchscreen interface based on MSAB’s XRY extraction engine. It enables users to perform logical data extractions in minutes. The speed that Tablet offers users coupled with its mobility allows for more rapid triage of data and actionable intelligence while in the field on its large 11-inch display. It also allows for customizable workflow configurations that enable administrators to structure access for a wide array of users for organizations of any size.

The Cellebrite Certified Logical Operator (CCLO) certification course recently joined the company's Mobile Forensic Fundamentals online class, officially making Cellebrite the first mobile forensics vendor to offer any kind of online certification training, according to the company.

In the case of the missing Andover girls, parents reported their disappearance at 9:36 p.m. Monday. Detective Pat O’Hara searched one of the girl’s iPods found in her room and discovered two weeks of sexually explicit texts with the final text “Be there” received at 8:31 p.m. Monday.

“There will come a day when it will matter a great deal to the lives of people . . . that we will be able to gain access” to such devices, Comey told reporters in a briefing. “I want to have that conversation [with companies responsible] before that day comes.”

The next generation of Google’s Android operating system, due for release next month, will encrypt data by default for the first time, raising yet another barrier to police gaining access to the troves of personal data typically kept on smartphones.

The new program offers three training courses on mobile forensics. Courses can be completed through classroom sessions, live online training or self-paced online training for trainees to earn a Cellebrite Certified Mobile Examiner credential.